Tishman Speyer Updates Housing Plans in Santa Monica

Tishman Speyer Updates Housing Plans in Santa Monica

Tishman Speyer’s plans for two development sites in downtown Santa Monica have undergone a makeover.  The New York City-based firm has revealed revised proposals for property at 1323 and 1338 Fifth Street... Read more »
Connecticut Homeowner Plans To Build 3 Apartments in Her Backyard Shed

Connecticut Homeowner Plans To Build 3 Apartments in Her Backyard Shed

In Connecticut, a homeowner hopes to use a density bonus rule in the state’s affordable housing law to turn a backyard barn into three separate apartments despite prickly opposition from neighbors. Rose... Read more »
California Nonprofit Plans To Build Homes Out of Straw for Low-Income Residents

California Nonprofit Plans To Build Homes Out of Straw for Low-Income Residents

A nonprofit is hoping to ease the California housing crunch with a building method that is centuries old—stacking bales of straw. Just Places, which is partnered with another housing nonprofit, People First,... Read more »
Insurance Commissioner Candidates Share Plans For Industry

Insurance Commissioner Candidates Share Plans For Industry

The average gap between the insurance payouts offered to Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes in last year’s fire versus what it will cost them to rebuild shakes out to $603... Read more »
How policy uncertainty is reshaping senior retirement plans

How policy uncertainty is reshaping senior retirement plans

The survey, conducted by Greenwald Reserch, drew responses from 1,443 individuals ages 45 to 79 with more than $100,000 in investable assets. It found 39% growing more concerned about their financial future... Read more »
BMO Plans 130 New California Locations Over Next Five Years

BMO Plans 130 New California Locations Over Next Five Years

Following its October 2025 announcement to open new financial centers in key U.S. markets, BMO is now announcing more than 130 new California locations, and approximately 15 locations in Arizona. BMO operates more than 220 financial centers across California,... Read more »
How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste

How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste

Dozens of innovative companies have sprung up over the past 15 years, each vowing to revolutionize home building.  Many haven’t, don’t, and won’t make it through the “early-stage” gauntlet of A, B,... Read more »
NewMark Merrill Plans Q2 Groundbreaking for Victorville Shopping Center

NewMark Merrill Plans Q2 Groundbreaking for Victorville Shopping Center

NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., in partnership with World Premier Investments and R.Y. Properties, Inc. has received entitlements to develop Desert Sky Plaza II, a 30-acre, 297,363-square-foot shopping center in Victorville. Groundbreaking is slated for... Read more »
Luzzatto Unveils Adaptive Reuse Plans for Denver Offices

Luzzatto Unveils Adaptive Reuse Plans for Denver Offices

The Luzzatto Company’s vision for revamping two towers in downtown Denver is coming into focus.  The Los Angeles-based firm submitted plans to the city of Denver for its “vertical village” project at... Read more »